Couple in San Bernardino arrested after child ingests meth

SAN BERNARDINO -- Sheriff’s deputies arrested a woman and her boyfriend Wednesday after the woman’s 3-year-old daughter ingested methamphetamine.

Alexis Parker, 27, and Tony Medrano, 43, both of San Bernardino were arrested on suspicion of child endangerment, sales of methamphetamine and possession of dangerous weapons. Medrano, a convicted sex offender, was also suspected of being a felon in possession of ammunition. They were booked into Central Detention Center in San Bernardino.

San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies came to the 26000 block of East Miranda Court after the 3-year-old girl was brought to Community Hospital of San Bernardino with a fever and tested positive for methamphetamine.

Deputies searched the couple’s home, finding evidence that the child had access to several types of drugs and weapons, sheriff’s officials said.

Deputies also found drugs under the child’s seat in the couple’s vehicle that was parked at the hospital.

The child and her twin sister were taken into protective custody by the San Bernardino County Department of Children and Family Services.